Hey guys I was recently accepted in SMU for FALL 08 and i need to get a new laptop. I was thinking about getting a Mac but wanted to make sure this wouldn't give me a problem on the island as far as running certain programs that we might need to use.

Any input is welcome...please current students tell me what you think. If it's easier I will just stick with windows but if it doesn't matter then I will switch over to mac. Thanks.

I have a PC but several of my classmates (at least 20) have macs. They seem to follow along just fine. I don't know anything about programming so I'll let someone else chime in on that one.

go with mac, and if you happen to run a windows exclusive software you can always use bootcamp on mac.

I have a MAC, and love it

just as long as you Microsoft Office for Mac, you'll do just fine.

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I prefer windows because that's what I've used for so long. Either of them will get the job done. Go with what you're comfortable with.

awesome thanks for the input guys

i use a PC, but as long as you get Office for Mac, then your going to be fine becuase everything is in .Doc and .PPT

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Mac works pretty well. The only time that I have had problems is when I am trying to hook up my computer to the school for presentations (I'm a vet student and my class is very small, so we give tons of presentations). I don't know if the medical students do as much of that since their class sizes are so much larger than ours. But other than that I love my apple!

The number of presentations we do in med is 0. So many of us I shudder at the thought of my 235 class giving presentations one by one.